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MRI safety oversight: Gaps 'big enough to drive a truck through'

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MRI safety oversight is spotty at best, with gaps "big enough to drive a truck through," according to Tobias Gilk, founder of Gilk Radiology Consultants in Overland Park, KS, and senior vice president of Radiology-Planning in Mission, KS. MRI bed gurney accident, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA. Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk.

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Improved Patient Monitoring in Healthcare: Shaping the Future of Healthcare Hiring Trends

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Advances in patient monitoring, such as wearable devices, remote monitoring systems, and AI-powered analytics, are shifting the possibilities of modern healthcare. The ability to monitor patients remotely is significantly impacting healthcare delivery, resulting in reduced costs and more positive patient outcomes.

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Generative AI, radiologist shortages feature in 2024 Minnies

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Middlebrooks' research interest consists of using ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI to plot brain microstructure and develop surgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. For example, in patient care courses there is a natural crossover.

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Deep-learning accelerated brain MRI improves stroke lesion detection

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Deep learning-accelerated brain MRI improves the detection of acute ischemic lesions compared to conventional MRI because it offers better image quality and significantly decreased exam times, researchers have reported in a study published in Radiology. Arrows indicate the acute infarction. The complete study can be found here.

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Prostate MRI acquisition protocols vary widely around the world

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Global prostate MRI acquisition parameters vary widely around the world, researchers have reported. The variation isn't good news for quality patient care, wrote a team led by Francesco Giganti, MD, PhD, of the University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K. The complete study can be found here.

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HPI: Nonradiologists interpret more than a third of office-based imaging

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A significant percentage of imaging studies ordered by office-based healthcare providers are self-interpreted rather than referred to radiologists for reading, according to researchers from the Harvey L. for primary care physicians; 75.7% Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI). An HPI team found that 43.6% An HPI team found that 43.6%

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FDA authorizes AI-driven MRI Solution for Safer Alzheimer’s Treatment

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Example of how ARIA can present itself on a brain MRI scan. The FDA’s nod for icobrain aria comes at a time when much-needed new Alzheimer’s treatments are reshaping care options in the United States. Slow Adoption of Alzheimer’s Treatments Amid Safety Concerns Figure 1. icobrain aria was thoroughly evaluated in large reader studies.

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